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Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. “To which one shall I leave my fortune?” he wondered. “It must be to the cleverest son. But which one is the cleverest?”
He called his three sons to him. “Here is some money,” he told them, “you must each take one coin to buy something that will fill this room. Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune.”
“It is a big room,” said the eldest son.
“One coin will not buy very much,” said the second son.
But the youngest son said nothing. He stood and thought, and then he smiled, “Come, brothers,” he said, “let us go to the market.”
The eldest son bought straw with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of straw. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room.
The second son bought sand with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of sand. Even when he had spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor.
“What did you buy?” the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son. “You don't have any straw.”
“Yes, what did you buy?” the second son asked angrily. “You don't have any sand.”
“I bought this,” said the youngest son.
“A candle！” cried his brothers. “What good is a candle?”
“Watch”, said the youngest son.
He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor. It was filled with light!
“Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons,” the old merchant said.
And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with light.
【小题1】 Who would get father's fortune?

A．The oldest son.	B．The richest son.
C．The cleverest son.	D．The silliest son.

【小题2】 The merchant left his fortune to the son

A．who would fill the room by using something which is worthy of one coin

B．who would take care of him when he became old

C．who wanted to get his fortune

D．who got married first

【小题3】 How do you think of the youngest son?

A．He is very clever.	B．He is very lazy.
C．He is very mean.	D．He is very diligent.

【小题4】 The youngest son used _____ to fill the room.

A．straw

B．candle

C．sand

D．water

【小题1】C
【小题1】A
【小题1】A
【小题1】B

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　　Mr Brown liked to be exact. One day, he was sitting at the door reading a book carefully when a stranger came up to him and asked, “Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the nearest hospital?” “Sure,”answered Brown. “You must go across the bridge and then turn right. The bridge is only 20 meters long.”

　　The stranger thanked him and went on his way. He was still walking across the bridge when someone suddenly called out from behind him. “Look out!” the stranger turned around and found it was Mr Brown. “I'm sorry,”said Mr Brown,“I just gave you the wrong direction. I have come to tell you that the bridge is 40 metres long, not 20 metres. If you go 20 metres and then turn right, you will fall into the river.”

1．From the story we know that the stranger ________.

[　　]

A．had to cross a bridge

B．wanted to see a doctor

C．would ask Mr Brown for help

D．had been there many times

2．After the stranger heard Mr Brown's last words, he would probably ________.

[　　]

A．thank him a lot

B．go another twenty metres

C．turn back with a smile

D．laugh at him

3．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Mr Brown told the stranger the bridge was not 20 metres long but 40.

B．Mr Brown was afraid that the stranger would fall into the river.

C．Mr Brown knew he gave the wrong direction and caught up with the stranger.

D．Mr Brown didn't catch up with the stranger until he had crossed the bridge.

4．What does “Look out” mean in the text?

[　　]

We often see dogs always put their tongues(舌头)out in summer. But   1    the dogs didn’t do so. Long long ago, the dog was very bad .He 2   did a good deed.
One summer day the dog   3   into a forest. 4  he saw the forest was beautiful and clean , a  5   idea came to him. Then he brought  6   dirty things to the forest and put 7   everywhere. What he did was  8   by a monkey who hid  9  a big tree. He didn’t tell anyone    10 the dog did because   11   did not know why the dog did so.
Several days    12   ,it got hotter and hotter , and the dirty things became rotten(腐烂).The air smelt    13  . Many animals fell ill. All the other animals became angry and tried     14    who had done it and punish him. The money knew    15        bad the dog was. So he     16   the other animals the truth. They catch up with the dog and     17  him eat all the dirty things and     18        the forest clean.
After that the dog     19     honest. To remember this, he put his tongue out in 20.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

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New Australian research shows that half-an-hour in the gym will not make up for the waist-expanding damage caused by spending the rest of the day sitting.

But the good news is that doing chores (家务杂事) in the house or gently walking around the office while on the phone might be enough to keep you fit.

The study joins the growing body of evidence suggesting too much sitting might undo the benefits of exercise.

The study measured the intensity (强度) of physical activities in 168 subjects over seven days. It found that, regardless of how much exercise they did or their total sitting time, those who took more breaks from sitting had lower risk of thick waists and lower levels of blood lipids (脂质).

“Higher levels of blood lipids have been linked to a heightened risk of heart disease,” principal researcher Genevieve Healy of the University of Queensland said. “What the study shows is that there are benefits in just getting up regularly and interrupting your sitting time.”

Researchers behind the Stand Up Australia project have written to the Rudd Government requesting $3.5 million for a two-year study into how long sitting affects health and productivity of workers. The study would also develop and test strategies for reducing sitting time on the job.

The latest study builds on work that is shifting the health promotion focus from purposeful exercise, such as running, to lower intensity activities throughout the day.

The Australian research has been backed up by US studies.

“To hold a body that weighs 77 kilograms upright takes a fair amount of energy from muscles,” said Professor Marc Hamilton from the University of Missouri. “There is a large amount of energy associated with standing every day that cannot be easily replaced by 30 to 60 minutes in the gym.”

56.The study shows that .

A. exercising for 30 minutes in the gym is good after sitting too long

B. walking is the best physical activity after sitting too long

C. sitting too long in the office causes the waist to expand

D. having breaks from sitting is good for your health

57.What’s the aim of the Stand Up Australia project?

A. To develop and test strategies for reducing working time.

B. To study the reasons for the longer sitting time in the office.

C. To develop and test strategies for reducing sitting time at work.

D. To study the factors influencing productivity of workers.

58.The purpose of the last paragraph is to .

A. provide a scientific basis for the benefits of standing up

B. compare the effect of standing with exercising in the gym

C. report the new research findings of Professor Marc Hamilton

D. figure out the amount of energy associated with daily standing

59.The health promotion focus used to be on .

A. purposeful exercise B. running

C. lower intensity activities D. long sitting

60.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Exercise in the Gym Is Out B. Your Office Chair Is Killing You

C. A Cause of Heart Disease D. Good News for Workers

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

Sitting too much is now listed with smoking and junk food as a bad habit that increases your risk of heart disease.

New Australian research shows that half-an-hour in the gym will not make up for the waist-expanding damage caused by spending the rest of the day sitting.

But the good news is that doing chores (家务杂事) in the house or gently walking around the office while on the phone might be enough to keep you fit.

The study joins the growing body of evidence suggesting too much sitting might undo the benefits of exercise.

The latest study builds on work that is shifting the health promotion focus from purposeful exercise, such as running, to lower intensity activities throughout the day.

The Australian research has been backed up by US studies.

56.The study shows that .

A. exercising for 30 minutes in the gym is good after sitting too long

B. walking is the best physical activity after sitting too long

C. sitting too long in the office causes the waist to expand

D. having breaks from sitting is good for your health

57.What’s the aim of the Stand Up Australia project?

A. To develop and test strategies for reducing working time.

B. To study the reasons for the longer sitting time in the office.

C. To develop and test strategies for reducing sitting time at work.

D. To study the factors influencing productivity of workers.

58.The purpose of the last paragraph is to .

A. provide a scientific basis for the benefits of standing up

B. compare the effect of standing with exercising in the gym

C. report the new research findings of Professor Marc Hamilton

D. figure out the amount of energy associated with daily standing

59.The health promotion focus used to be on .

A. purposeful exercise B. running

C. lower intensity activities D. long sitting

60.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Exercise in the Gym Is Out B. Your Office Chair Is Killing You

C. A Cause of Heart Disease D. Good News for Workers

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Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world? What is the secret of their long lives? Three things seem to be very important: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life．People work near their homes in the clean,

mountain air instead of travelling long distances to work by bus, car or train．They do not sit all day in busy offices or factories, but work hard outdoors in the fields．They take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities of the West．For years the Hunzas of the Himalayas did not need policemen, lawyers or doctors．There was no crime, no divorce and not much illness in their society． They were a happy, peaceful people, famous all over India for their long, healthy lives．

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kind of job．Doctors, dentists and bus-drivers die young．Farmers, priests and orchestral conductors live much longer．If you are in the wrong kind of job, you can still improve your way of life．

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A．A doctor． B．A bus-driver．

C．A dentist． D．An orchestral conductor．

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A．working hard B．drinking

C．eating too much D．taking cold baths

69．The passage indicates that we can change our _____to live a long life．

A．jobs B．places of living

C．ways of living D．ways of thinking

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A．Whose advice is the best．

B．Who is the most long-lived person in the world．

C．Lifestyles of long-lived people．

D．How long-lived people think of' their life．

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